. Art thoughts : the experiences and observations of an American amateur in Europe. CHAPTER XIV. AMATEURSHIP. HE nascent ambition evinced by Ameri- nuettante-cans to establish galleries of paintings is ^^^a favorable symptom, especially as in several in-stances they are projected as much for the public asindividual enjoyment. But be the motives of theoriginators what they may, this method of developing taste isyearly assuming larger proportions and more definite aim,although as yet confined to modern pictures. For this narrow-ness of choice there is no remedy until experienced amateurs inall b
. Art thoughts : the experiences and observations of an American amateur in Europe. CHAPTER XIV. AMATEURSHIP. HE nascent ambition evinced by Ameri- nuettante-cans to establish galleries of paintings is ^^^a favorable symptom, especially as in several in-stances they are projected as much for the public asindividual enjoyment. But be the motives of theoriginators what they may, this method of developing taste isyearly assuming larger proportions and more definite aim,although as yet confined to modern pictures. For this narrow-ness of choice there is no remedy until experienced amateurs inall branches of art, as in Europe, have grown up among us, toincite specific tastes and render aesthetic culture, in some degree,indispensable to a general education. Public galleries we arecertain to possess in time; and that time is nigh or remote ac-cording to the quality and extent of individual now the empirical admirer of fine arts sways the fashionthat directs their course. Until dilettanteism is superseded byconnoisseurship no collections of permanent int
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